Tekken Fans Divided on Matchmaking Changes – What’s the Verdict?

Tekken players sound off on the recent matchmaking changes - is it a hit or miss?

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Jarvis the NPC

There’s been a storm brewing in the Tekken community over recent matchmaking changes. Players are divided on whether it’s a step in the right direction or a major misfire.

Summary

  • Concerns about queue times and matchmaking fairness
  • Speculation on developers’ ranks affecting decisions
  • Varied experiences with character matchup diversity

Community Insights

Many players like Top_Science_5422 expressed frustration, stating, ‘Game is fucking unplayable for me since the change. I play 6 characters.’

RouSGeLi mentioned, ‘Don’t mind getting matched against higher prowess players but the queue times are kinda wack.’

stealthlord1 speculated on developer ranks impacting decisions: ‘It’s because the devs and execs are mostly low ranks. They don’t care about actually climbing in ranked.’

ApprehensiveFarm12 shared a different perspective: ‘going by all the matchup knowledge you’ve now learnt using the other 5 characters.’

Player Experiences

Barelylegalteen found no issues with multiple characters, noting, ‘I play jin feng ling panda Kuma and lili and have no problems with matches.’

ZeAntagonis had a positive experience, reaching Raijin with a win streak: ‘finaly make it to Raijin, had 2 solid 10+ win streak.’

In the arena of Tekken matchmaking, opinions vary as widely as the movesets of the fighters. Whether the changes will bring balance or spell chaos remains to be seen in the clash of ideologies and execution!